The sophomore defenseman was full of energy during practice and had a smile on his face afterwards as he walked through the halls of Lawson Arena.

Haar is expected to play in the Broncos' series at Ohio State on Friday and Saturday after missing the team's last 14 games. He has not played since Dec. 15 at Michigan.

WMU coach Andy Murray said after Tuesday's practice Haar is eligible to play this weekend and all signs are pointing to him playing.

Haar has been skating for about a month but got back into contact drills this week.

The 6-foot-1, 198-pound Hintington Beach, Calif. native scored six points (3 goals, 3 assists) in the first 16 games of the season.

Sophomore Matt Stewart has played in Haar's place on the blue line with freshman Kenney Morrison.

WMU sophomore goalie Frank Slubowski, who was pulled from Saturday's 4-0 loss to Miami because of illness, left practice early Tuesday but was seen walking out of the locker room afterwards with a smile on his face.